Video Games That Can Make You a Better Thinker
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We talk about some games we've played that double as a serving of brain food.
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:31 - What we’ve been up to
0:14:17 - Simulations
0:27:00 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
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0:31:28 - Cognitive improvement
0:41:14 - Game suggestions
1:14:16 - Conclusion
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@travisbroneske3711 3 жыл бұрын
Wingspan (both boardgame and videogame [Nin. Switch & PC]). I find this game to be extremely benificial in terms of cognition. Here's why: -by learning the cards in the game, you can learn about real birds from all over the world(real facts whether involved with in game mechanisms or "flavor text") -while its a competitive engine building game, I find it can be played to emphasize both personal optimization and design, as well as competitive. -extremely relaxing (especially the video game, with original soundtracks and bird calls) -engine building: time & resource management, probability and statistics of cards & resources, building efficient & elegant solutions -different game goals with every match
@Cursed4Nothing 3 жыл бұрын
I love the Witness for its simplicity, but it teaches me so much about how my mind solves Problems and this without any explanations. Only the puzzels teaches you the rules of the game. You have to constantly ask yourself if your assumptions are right of unvomplete. Masterpiece.
@germanasensio2730 3 жыл бұрын
I’m Spanish, never lived abroad, and my (American) English is often remarked to be near-perfect by native speakers. Their reaction to my telling them that the quality of my English is purely the consequence of having played video games my entire life is plain disbelief.
@MrPurpleturtlex 3 жыл бұрын
There are also a lot of games now that teach you fundamentals of design (e.g. "I love hue") and a lot of games that try to teach you algorithmic thinking, which is a subset of logic.
@CO6883-o3c 3 жыл бұрын
The Portal series: Problem solving, spatial skills, and will make most people laugh consistently throughout. Get dat dopamine.
@cameronmcalister5943 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely play Factorio! I'm obligated to tell you Factorio should come with an addiction warning label because it will hijack your life.
@kristiangregory4860 3 жыл бұрын
* I found the beginner's guide interesting. Through its narrative it gave me a really concrete example of how narratives can be constructed to be deceptive. That's useful for media literacy. * Darkest dungeon taught me to value company success over human life? :P
@benjeanes6057 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late on this, but I think the game set in space with time loops that Martin mentioned was Outer Wilds.
@internisus 4 ай бұрын
Picross fans should play the Hexcells trilogy.
@trevorfranks69 3 жыл бұрын
Omori makes me rethink my life decisions lmao
@trevorfranks69 3 жыл бұрын
Also I remember there is a game about machine learning and it's just hard as it sounds
@conorclancy6291 3 жыл бұрын
Since no one else has commented it... I'd just like to say that either Tom is misremembering what Xenoblade 2 was like or it's a different game entirely, because even if the quests were tedious it was NOT a button mash game. The combat system is infamously confusing and poorly explained, it's actually TOO complex if anything and isn't even an action RPG! Weird pick
@michalis9 3 жыл бұрын
No list of games No game-related pics so we can see them scrolling through No mention of platforms No solid linking of games to specific cognitive areas of improvement
@travisbroneske3711 3 жыл бұрын
1) Baba is you - assumptions, questioning your approach to problem solving, language 2) Opus Magnum - coding & efficient problem solving 3) Braid - planning ahead/failure exposure 4) Celeste - Emotional Intelligence & awareness 5) The Talos Principle - Philosophical & Physical Problem Solving 6) Don't Starve (together) - resource management/learning from failure 7) Magic the Gathering/Arena & Slay the Spire - Deck/Engine building, resource management, statistics & probability, politics 8) Satisfactory - Logic based problem solving, project management My sincere apologies if I am incorrect in my summation or understanding of the "areas of cognitive improvement" for each game.
@forentertainment9815 3 жыл бұрын
@@travisbroneske3711 Dude you are amazing, do you know that? and 8) Satisfactory I guess
@travisbroneske3711 3 жыл бұрын
@@forentertainment9815 No worries! Also, my apologies, I completely spaced Satisfactory(last game mentioned)...Thank you for reminding me. I also forget this one's "area of improvement"
@83Chrisaaron 3 жыл бұрын
@@travisbroneske3711 Thanks for the list. I've had my eye on Baba Is You for a while. Martin's description put it over the top. Baba is Sale > Baba is Bought
@LittlePrincess484 3 жыл бұрын
@@travisbroneske3711 thank you so much for this!! I was listening from Apple Podcast then decided to come to KZfaq to find the list and here it is! :D
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